by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
St. John Fisher College was awarded 27 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
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Fisher landed the #966 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Fisher also holds the #63 spot on the Best Colleges in New York ranking.
The acceptance rate at St. John Fisher College is 71%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Fisher is a good fit for you.
About 30% of students accepted to Fisher submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 630. Math scores were between 560 and 640.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Fisher it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at St. John Fisher College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
St. John Fisher College has a freshmen retention rate of 87%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Fisher the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 67%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at St. John Fisher College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,690 undergraduates at Fisher with 2,573 being full-time and 117 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17,990 | $24,342 | $26,544 | $29,615 | $32,998 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Fisher, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Fisher, approximately 77% of students took out student loans averaging $11,001 a year. That adds up to $44,004 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Fisher is 1.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at St. John Fisher College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of St. John Fisher College.
Contact details for Fisher are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3690 East Ave, Rochester, NY 14618-3597 |
| Phone: | 585-385-8000 |
| Website: | https://www.sjfc.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/StJohnFisherCollege |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/FisherNews |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 205 | $63,619 |
| General Biology | 57 | $25,951 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 52 | $40,609 |
| General Psychology | 48 | $28,389 |
| Health & Physical Education | 41 | $35,092 |
| Business Administration & Management | 39 | $40,016 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 37 | NA |
| Accounting | 37 | $43,465 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 32 | $42,245 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 29 | $34,940 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 1,256 students took at least one online class at St. John Fisher College. This is a decrease from the 1,284 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,256 | 215 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,284 | 93 |
| 2018-2019 | 460 | 43 |
| 2017-2018 | 386 | 80 |
| 2016-2017 | 218 | 59 |
Learn more about online learning at St. John Fisher College.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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